Course Details

Pedology and Irrigation

Academic Year 2024/25

BSA005 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-SI / V Summer Semester 3rd year

Soil science in general, pedogenesis (pedogenetic factors and processes).
Basic soil properties - physical, mechanical and chemical properties of soils.
Hydropedology, soil moisture and soil moisture measurements.
Soil hydrostatics, adsorption, capillarity, swelling and soil water potential including methods of measurement.
History and importance of irrigation, reasons of drought, plant and water.
Determination of irrigation water demand, water resources, quality and treatment.
Sprinkle irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines. Lawn irrigation (parks, sport turf).
Localised irrigation - drip irrigation, automatic irrigation systems.
Fertilized irrigation, special irrigation - climatised, antifrost.

Credits

4 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Landscape Water Management

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

Basic knowledge of physics, hydraulics and hydrology.

Aims

Basic knowledge of soil science
Classification of soils in ČR
Basic knowledge of hydropedology
Basic soil analyses
Methods of irrigation
Calculation of water demand
Simple designs of used irrigation methods
Overview of irrigation products and systems used in CR

Basic knowledge of pedology and irrigation, basic principles of irrigation.

Basic Literature

Kameníčková, I.: Vodní hospodářství krajiny I. Skriptum. BRNO 2005, 138 p. (cs)
Zoubková, L. Návody k laboratorním cvičením z pedologie. Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí n. Labem, Fakulta životního prostředí, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7414-842-2. (cs)
Kutílek, M. Vodohospodářská pedologie. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1978.
Zbíral, J., Čižmárová, E., Obdržálková, E., Rychlý, M. Analýza půd I: jednotné pracovní postupy. - 4. vydání. Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský, Brno, 2016. ISBN: 978-80-7401-123-8.
KULHAVÝ, František a Zbyněk KULHAVÝ. Navrhování hydromelioračních staveb. Praha: ČKAIT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87093-83-2.
ŠÁLEK, Jan. Závlahové stavby. 2. vyd. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 1993. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 80-214-0497-3.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/281731

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to hydropedology, soil forming process.
  • 2.–3. Soil forming factors and processes.
  • 4. Physical, mechanic and chemical properties of soils.
  • 5. Hydropedology - soil moisture and soil moisture measurements.
  • 6. Soil hydrostatics - adsorption, capillarity, swelling, soil water potential.
  • 7. History of irrigation, role and importance of irrigation, reasons of drought, plant and water, evapotranspiration, types of irrigation.
  • 8. Irrigation water demand; water resources, quality and treatment.
  • 9. Pumping stations, water distribution. Sprinkle irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines.
  • 10. Lawn irrigation (parks, sport turf). Automated irrigation systems.
  • 11. Micro-irrigation, drip irrigation. Irigatin of orchards, vineyards, vegetables.
  • 12. Gravitational, fertilized and special types of irrigation. Climatic and antifrost irrigation.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Soil texture – sieve analysis.
  • 2. Bulk density and current moisture.
  • 3. The apparent density of soil particles.
  • 4. Casagrande's test.
  • 5. Andrian's test.
  • 6. Soil reaction, determination CaCO3, test.
  • 7.–12. Project of field irrigation in South Moravia.